Kiwis to quit Europe 
From October next year, Air New Zealand will fly between Auckland and its alliance partner United Airlines' New York hub Newark Liberty International Airport three times weekly, year-round, using its latest configuration B787-9 aircraft. At the same time, the airline has also... more
Upgrade of Serbian railways goes ahead
Russian Railways (RZD) and Serbia have signed an agreement on the joint implementation of a project to modernise the Belgrade – Vrbnica (Slovakia) – border railway line with Montenegro (Bar). The contract includes the construction and electrification of a 15-km second track... more
Liege airport invites bright heads
Powered by the investment fund LeanSquare and Liege Airport (Belgium), the WeCargo event will soon bring together start-ups, air cargo industrialists and investors from 7 to 14 November, 2019. Through the "acceleration programme", set to take place during the whole... more
New chairman for Pakistan's forwarders
International Cargo Management (ICM) has announced that its managing director, Izhar-Ul-Haq Qamar, has been elected unanimously as chairman of Piffa (Pakistan International Freight Forwarder Association) for 2019-20. The role involves leading the industry in the further growth... more
Four musketeers for one terminal
Container transport is increasing in comparison to bulk cargo. Duisburger Hafen (duisport) will withdraw its coal island from the market as from 2020 and build a trimodal container terminal on the site in cooperation with three international partners: the carrier Cosco Shipping... more
E-commerce consignments to be carried on EMU services
Indian Railways has started a pilot project that allows e-commerce consignments on its EMU services. As a part of innovative pilot project, the carrying of e-commerce consignments of Amazon in EMU services commenced from Sealdah to Dankuni in EMU local (suburban services)... more
More LCL railfreight options on the new Silk Road
Cargo-Partner currently operates 40 FCL railfreight services und 15 LCL railfreight services from China (Shenzhen, Shanghai, Tianjin) to Poland (Warsaw) per week. Now, the company has introduced additional direct LCL railfreight options from China to important transshipment... more
Ship Money appoints Kimberly Oropesa
The global maritime payments provider Ship Money continues to expand its presence in the Far East with a new appointment in the Philippines. The company has hired Kimberly Oropesa to join its team in Manila. Oropesa has worked in sales and marketing since graduating in 2013.... more
Envirotainer upgrades pharma ULD network
Envirotainer, a global provider of secure cold chain solutions for the air transport of pharmaceuticals, has upgraded its network of stations supporting its state-of-the-art e-technology container, the "RAP e2", by adding Liege (LGG, Belgium) and Hyderabad (HYD). The... more
"Project Sunrise": Longest range - less cargo
The first non-stop commercial airline flight from New York (USA) to Sydney (Australia) landed on Sunday, 20 October 2019, after 19 h 16 min in the air. A total of only 49 passengers and crew (including four pilots) were on the 16,200 km "Dreamliner" flight, supporting... more